Décines-Charpieu
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Décines-Charpieu | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′10″N 4°57′34″E / 45.7694°N 4.9594°ECoordinates: 45°46′10″N 4°57′34″E / 45.7694°N 4.9594°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Metropolis of Lyon |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Laurence Fautra (LR) |
| Area1 | 17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 25,912 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69275 / 69150 |
| Elevation | 171–240 m (561–787 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Décines-Charpieu is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines.
Geography
Décines is located near Grand Large reservoir, and Lyon is located 12 kilometres west.
History
Décines left the department of Isère to join the department of Rhône in 1968, and became of a member of the Communauté urbaine de Lyon in 1969. On 1 January 2015 Décines left the department of Rhône to join the Metropolis of Lyon.
Education
As of 2009 there were nine public preschools (maternelles),[1] nine public elementary schools (some preschools and elementary schools are grouped into combined primary schools), two public junior high schools (Collège Georges Brassens and Collège Maryse Bastie), and one public senior high school/sixth-form college (Lycée d'Enseignement Polyvalent Chaplin-Becquerel).[2]
There is one Catholic private day school, Ecole maternelle/primaire/Collège Jeanne d'Arc.[1]
There is an Islamic day school, Groupe scolaire Al Kindi.
Notable sites
- Maison de la culture arménienne de Décines
- Mémorial du génocide arménien de Décines-Charpieu (Հայոց ցեղասպանության հուշարձան)
Surrounding cities
People
- Cédric Bardon - footballer
- Jean Djorkaeff - footballer
- Youri Djorkaeff - footballer
- Abdelkader Ghezzal - footballer
- Jonathan Leria - basketball player
- Malela Mutuale - basketball player
- Kamel Ramdani - footballer
- Thierry Hupond - bicycle racer
References
- 1 2 "Les écoles maternelles" (Archive). Décines-Charpieu. November 18, 2008. Retrieved on October 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Les établissements" (Archive). Décines-Charpieu. December 15, 2009. Retrieved on October 2, 2016.
External links
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- Official website (in French)